Professor Simon Iwnicki, Chair of the Railway Division, will present this year's Address on 15 September. This lecture is open to members and non-members and is FREE to attend. The number of passengers travelling on the railways in the UK is increasing at a rate not seen since Victorian times. Pressure to shift freight from road to rail is also increasing throughout Europe. A step change in the number of skilled people entering the industry is required to meet these demands, as well as innovative engineering solutions to make the most of limited assets. Universities have a key role in both of these areas and Professor Iwnicki will outline the ways in which research teams are working more closely with the railway industry to apply the outputs from research and to demonstrate the benefits of innovations. He will also present examples of the ways in which universities and the industry are cooperating to encourage young people to consider a career in railway engineering to help ease the skills shortage. This lecture is open to members and non-members and is FREE to attend. Please arrive for 17:15 for a drinks reception and a 18:00 start.
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Simon Iwnicki is Professor of Railway Engineering at the University of Huddersfield where he is the Director of the Institute of Railway Research (IRR). The IRR has an international reputation for excellent research and support to industry in the core area of railway vehicle dynamics modelling, wheel-rail interface engineering and vehicle-track interaction. Simon is a founder member and the academic Co-Chair of Rail Research UK. He is Editor in Chief of Part F of the IMechE Proceedings (the Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit) and Editor (responsible for railway matters) of the journal Vehicle System Dynamics. In 2011 he was the host of the IAVSD conference on dynamics of vehicles on roads and rails. He has over 100 publications and is Editor of the ‘Handbook of Railway Vehicle Dynamics’ which is the established text in this field.
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